SEPT 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Cool Pic and I like the OS Decanter.

 

Day 3 of 7-day Test Drive
My third consecutive shave using this fine razor. With two shaves under my belt (there's that unfortunate idiom being used again in a shaving context! ), I'm feeling more and more confident in my use of this Mastro. Unlike yesterday's shave where I managed to earn a small nick from the point, this morning's effort provided just an über-close shave with no irritation. I failed to mention in my other two postings about the sound this razor makes. The large full-hollow blade is quite resonant during the shave! Most full-hollows make a distinct shaving sound as the edge slices off the stubble and this large Damascus blade is no exception. Noisy and sharp!
The most challenging pass for me using this razor is the 'ear to chin' pass due to my getting acclimated to the spanish point on this razor. I'm used to hollow, square, round, even sharp spike points—but this forward-leading tip has me 'on edge' carefully navigating it so as not to catch it on my cheek. Practice, practice, practice...
Three down, four to go!


Making a Damascus blade: definitely 'old school' where all manner of shop protection (gloves, ear plug, safety googles and masks) are deemed unnecessary...

 

Congratulations! Glad it all fell in place for you. A few more shave like that and you'll really be hooked.

 

What do you mean "a few more" I'm already really hooked.Those razors I learnt (I'm from Georgia) on don't even begin to compare hell even on the same planet as the shave I had today.Now my dad did pass away before he was able to teach me to shave but still I was toght to use the "cartridge" razors.....why!?!? they suck plan and simple (in my opinion) if you have to shave every day as I do,this it the way to do it....don't dread it ..embrace it and enjoy it......just my two cents

 

September 11, 2015

Morning shave
Hot Shower
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Schick Type E - Canada
Blade: Schick Injector (China) (5)
TSD Witch Hazel
Aftershave Cream: Proraso
After Shave: Proraso Green

Fifth shave with the Canadian Schick Type E, same blades and same great result as past couple of shaves. Actually got 2-pass, near-BBS in less than 15 minutes as I was rushing to get out of the house.

Mrs. Firefly and I have zipped away for a quick 3-day sojourn into the wine country of Washington. All my shave gear has stayed behind, so I'll be cultivating a good growth of whiskers for my next SE of the month, probably a PAL adjustable.

So no posts from me until then. Enjoy your shaves and keep the porch light on for me!
Cheers!
RT

 

Have a outstanding time.

 

Excellent photo and video! Thanks for sharing!

Kevin I have placed this video here so that it can be found easily.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/gd-carringtons-razors-and-blade-references.42301/

 

Very nice pic! I like the Old Spice decanter.

 

Thanks very much on both counts. I believe that is the first time anyone liked one of my pictures. TSD has been good for me.

 

Day 11 - SEptember 2015

30 Days with a Schick G


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Day 2 with this soap and it was another automatic two pass smoothness! Finished with Alum and TSD 2x Iced Barber Shoppe. TGIF! Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a great weekend!
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Gotta love the bay rum

 

Man this video is crazy. I feel the need to apprentice myself to this guy now

 

Gives me a healthy appreciation of the artisan's skill and dedication to the craft.

 

Thanks for sharing! I just watched the entire video. What a fascinating process making these works of art. Makes me want to start shaving with a straight.

 

I was going to skip shaving tonight since I did whack off a mole last night and I have an odd 2am-10am shift but, I got packages in today. I cheated some and skipped ahead. The GEM called to me. I was afraid of this razor. I've never used a carbon steel blade before, never used this type of razor before and to make it worse i used Taylors peppermint cream tonight, another first. It lathered up decently in the bowl but it seemed to dry out of the face before I finished my passes. I'll have to experiment later to get the water ratio right. I kept adding water and it kept looking great but by the end of each pass it had started drying on my face still every pass. The razor worked well. I was timid so I probably didn't get as good of a shave as i could have from this. I did 3 passes, a WTG and 2XTG going opposite directions. The only blood shed was when I caught the scab from yesterday. There is little redness on one side of my face but no pain so I expect it to go away soon. I still have have stubble on my neck but the rest of my face is realm good. Because of the neck I'm calling it CCS but it is probably a DFS. Now the itch is scratched and I'll use the Schick untill the 16th to make up today. I removed and dried off the blade and it and the open razor are in my air conditioned bedroom waiting in the cool dry air until later this month.

 

September 12 Focus Shave 9

I have grown to favour larger, heavier blades with thicker grinds so I decided to test my preference today. Today I used my first nice straight razor I acquired, a Genco Easy Aces 5/8 full hollow razor. At the time I thought it shaved great but as I acquired bigger razors with thicker grinds he ended up on the sidelines.

While this is a beautiful razor it now feels like a toy after using my other razors. The shave went well, 3 passes and no blood but it was just average DFS, not as good as I have been getting from my bigger razors. Applied the alum and very slight stinging, a good results from the irritation perspective.

I can't bring myself to sell this razor but he will be back on the sidelines and tested again in the future.

Proraso Pre Shave
Castle Forbes Lime / AoS Tallow
Simpson Polo 8 super
Genco 'Easy Aces' 5/8
PRC strop
Alum block to keep my fingers dry
Speick AS
Cread Milliseme Imperial ASB
Creed Baie de Genvievre

 

You did better than you realized. You hit a double with that pic.

 

I am glad you liked the razor. Later own try some of the Stainless coated blades. I should have included a couple in the package but it slipped my mind.

 

it was very sharp I could feel it. That's part of why I was afraid of it some. I'll get a tryablade sampler at some point and try the 4 blades avalible from him. Maybe I'll get 2 or 3 for less the $2, why not

 

Sounds like a good idea to me. I am using a GEM 1912 for my shave later this morning. Once I got by the size of the razor head, the GEM razors to give me really good shaves. Plus, I like the sound they make as the whiskers get mowed down.